Author Archives: Dermot Hudson

Not Stage-managed or Directed From Friend.com.kp

http://friend.com.kp/index.php/articles/view/4526 (Dermot Hudson, Chairman of the UK Songun Politics Study Association)   I remember seeing the great leader Chairman Kim Jong Il at the national meeting to celebrate the 90th day of the Sun in April 2002. … My guide at the time exclaimed at the top of her voice “Leader Kim Jong Il !”. […]

Grand Art Performance “We Sing of Party” Celebrates 8th Congress of WPK

  Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The grand art performance “We Sing of the Party” took place with splendor in celebration of the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on January 13. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the State […]

Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong Issued

    Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, released the following statement on January 12: The 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea is now successfully under way in our capital city, and several events are slated soon to […]

WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Palace of Sun

Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and supreme commander of the armed forces of the DPRK, visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on Jan. 12, together with the newly-elected […]

WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un Makes Closing Address at Eighth Congress of WPK

  Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), made a closing address at the Eighth Congress of WPK.   The following is the full text of the closing address: Dear delegates, The Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea that has been held in […]

WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un Makes Concluding Speech at Eighth Congress of WPK

Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), made a concluding speech at the Eighth Congress of WPK.   The following is the full text of the concluding speech: Dear delegates, This congress, the eighth of its kind in the history of our Party, presented as […]

Let’s Achieve New Victory of Our-Style Socialism, Deeply Cherishing Noble Idea of “Believing in People as in Heaven”, “Single-minded Unity” and “Self-Reliance” 8th Congress of WPK Closes

                      Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — The 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) closed on Tuesday after successfully finishing the discussion on its agenda items amid full support and expectations of all the Party members, other people and service personnel of the […]

      Pyongyang, January 12 (KCNA) — Inter-sector consultative meetings of the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) took place on Monday. The consultative meetings began studying the draft resolution for thoroughly implementing the tasks set forth in the report on the work of the Party Central Committee. The consultative meetings […]

Some casual observations on the 8th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea by John Marchant- Staffordshire KFA

.     As a rank and file member of the UK Korean Friendship Association, the holding of the Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea gained my attention.  The 8th WPK Congress which is being held in the April 25 House of Culture with the participation of thousands of party delegates from all the […]